Michael Cherven, the president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, told The Times he believed dozens of troopers may leave their jobs over the issue. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is testing out a vaccine mandate for state troopers, who, according to their union, are mostly in compliance. In Chicago, the police union president went as far as vowing to rally against any vaccine mandate. The suit comes at a time when law enforcement officials are unvaccinated at disproportionately high rates. Six police officers have sued the city of Los Angeles over the mandate, claiming it violates their civil rights and creates a ‘hostile work environment’. In Los Angeles, where vaccines are required for city workers, more than 2,600 employees of the police department are looking to be excused through religious exemption, The New York Times reported. This is all well-known and well documented: but what actually happened to them after they died From the photographic archive of the Imperial War Museum, with permission: The bodies of men killed in fighting near Guillemont Farm lie with their grave markers awaiting burial, 3 October 1918. Over the summer, five police officers in Southern Florida died during a one-week period, as hospitalizations surged. While many police officers died when the vaccine was not widely available, many have also succumbed to coronavirus-related illnesses due to vaccine hesitancy (Picture: Getty Images)Īs more police departments decide whether or not to require their staff to be vaccinated, those opposed have pushed back with force.
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